Dear Susan:
 
    "Don't be afraid of the scale.  Get to  know it.  Use it.  Analyze it.  
Then figure out if and when it  might helpful to you.  When it might be useful 
is likely to be different  depending upon your clientele, setting and 
population.

But don't blame  the scale.  It is not dispensing the advice.  Its an 
inanimate object  that can be used effectively or ineffectively.  Not more than  
that."
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    Fabulous post that articulates all my  thoughts.
    The scale is just another tool; it can be used or  abused. The thoughtful 
practitioner puts the scale along with nipple shields,  feeding tubes at 
breast, and alternative feeding methods as tools in the  toolbox, to be used when 
needed.
    I used to ask my childbirth classes what tool they  would use to dig a 
hole. The answers ranged from a shovel to a backhoe. Only  very, very rarely 
would someone ask what sort of hole was to be dug.
    If you are planting seedlings, you might use your  hand to dig a hole in 
soft dirt. If you are making a hole for the foundation of  a house, you would 
use a backhoe. Just as with breastfeeding, what sort of hole  are you in?
    warmly,
 
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, RLC, CCE
craniosacral  therapy practitioner
Faculty, Lactation Division Maternal-Infant Program,  Union Institute
Film Reviews Editor,  JHL
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com

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